Episode Details

Welcome to Chronicles of Old Singapore. Jason Boh talks about his schools near the Naval Base. But the British era was coming to an end. The 14th Mile was demolished when the British forces vacated the base and the villagers and base families largely dispersed. Jason reflects on the changes and what still remains. The Sembawang experience forged in him a can-do spirit and a curiosity about the world. He hopes that the old colonial houses will be preserved as a second round of redevelopment sweeps the north of Singapore.

Part 1 | https://youtu.be/09uy8ANKTjA

Part 2 | https://youtu.be/8qVvwKbAiCg

00:00 Canberra & Naval Base Schools

08:00 Leaving 14th Mile

12:34 The Sembawang Experience

17:27 A Multiracial World

20:30 The British Pullout

25:17 Keep the Colonial Houses

32:15 Hainanese of the Naval Base

35:17 Changing Sembawang

Welcome to Chronicles of Old Singapore. I am Dr Loh Kah Seng, the people’s historian, and I document people’s memories of Singapore before it became a global city.

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